Fatherhood Awards™
Since 1998, National Fatherhood Initiative has honored prominent businessmen and women, entertainers, athletes, companies, and other celebrated individuals who show a commitment to involved, responsible, and committed fatherhood. View our list of past Fatherhood Awardees:
Current Honorees
- Pampers for its video series, "Real Pampers Stories," which prominently feature involved fathers.
Recent Honorees
- Subaru for their "Baby Driver" commercial - Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of the award presentation
- Sherwood Pictures for the film Courageous
- Google Chrome for their "Dear Sophie" film
- Nissan for their "Baby" commercial - Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of the award presentation.
- Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star - Visit CNN.com to see a video of Wade discussing the award. Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of NFI president Roland C. Warren presenting the Fatherhood Award™ to Dwyane Wade; his father, Dwyane, Sr., is to the left.
Athletes and Sports Figures
Tony Dungy, Former Super Bowl-winning NFL Head Coach- Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star
- Jim Kelly, NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback
- Rodney Peete, Former NFL Quarterback
- Red McCombs, former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings
- Eric Snow, NBA Player
- Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Driver
- Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR Driver
- Jeff Burton, NASCAR Driver
- Michael Weiss, Olympic Gold Medal-winning figure skater
- Mark Brunell, NFL Quarterback
- Allan Houston, former NBA All-Star and Olympian
- Cris Carter, former NFL Wide Receiver, Sports Commentator
- Allen Rossum, NFL player
- Pat Williams, EVP of the NBA's Orlando Magic
- Orlando Pace, NFL Pro-Bowl Offensive Lineman
- Samuel McNabb, father of NFL Quarterback, Donovan McNabb
Businessmen and Executives
Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness and Business Executive- Truett Cathy, Founder of Chick-fil-a
- Walter P. Lomax, MD, Philanthropist
- Fred Barnes, Editor of The Weekly Standard and Fox News Channel Co-Host
- George Gallup, Pollster
- Gerry Lenfest, Media Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- Richard Fisher, Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
- Louis Sullivan, Former DHHS Secretary and Founder of Morehouse School of Medicine
- James S. Berrien, Chairman of Forbes magazine
- Frederick W. Smith, Founder, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx
- Ted Leonsis, Owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals, Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL
Entertainers
James Earl Jones, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Actor- Tim McGraw, Grammy-winning Country Music Artist
- Tom Selleck, Actor
- Clive Owen, Actor
- Kirk Cameron, Actor
- Alan Thicke, Actor
- Buddy Jewel, Country Music Artist
- Dave and Jeff Koz, Smooth Jazz Musicians
- Lonestar, Country Music Band
- Jim Abrahams, Film Producer and Director
- John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting), Singer/Songwriter
Politicians, Journalists, and Authors
Tim Russert, Award-winning Journalist and Political Commentator- Bruce Feiler, Bestselling Author of The Council of Dads
- Frank Abagnale, Businessman and subject of the film Catch Me If You Can
- Dr. Stephen Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
- Neil P. Cavuto, Fox News Channel Host
- Nicholas Sparks, Bestselling Author
- Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Author and Host of TV Show Shalom in the Home
- Senator Evan Bayh
- Senator Richard Shelby
Corporations
- AT&T
- Nissan
- Chevrolet
- Subaru
- Google
- Fannie Mae
- Sherwood Pictures
- Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
- General Nutrition Centers
- Johnson & Johnson
- The Valvoline Company
- State Farm
- American Airlines
- AT&T (Cingular)
- Best Life magazine
- Procter & Gamble (Tide)
- Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Cheerios™
- Marriott International, Inc.
- New York Life Insurance Company
- IBM
- JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG
- Levi Strauss Signature
- Principal Financial Group
- Saturn
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
- Herr Foods Inc.
- Northwestern Mutual
- Kellogg’s Rice Krispies